A two-player music battle made physical through a one-dimensional interface.
Drop the Beat turns a musical duel into a physical game. Two players control record-player-inspired interfaces, sending rests and high notes along a one-dimensional musical scale. Sound, gesture, and the object work together to make the competition legible.
The console uses the familiarity of DJ equipment to invite hands-on play. Its form, controls, and construction are developed together, from early iterations and assembly studies to a physical prototype.
Designed with Yuhan Wang in MIT Interaction Intelligence, taught by Marcelo Coelho. The project brings industrial design and interaction design into one compact, playful object.